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The long-running series has made history as Netflix’s longest-running show with its latest renewal.
The romantic drama has become the streaming service’s longest-running original scripted series as well as its longest-running English-language drama series, with a seventh season greenlit.
Season 7 is rivaled only by Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, and the prison comedy-drama Orange Is the New Black. That would eclipse Netflix’s blockbuster series like House of Cards and The Crown, which each aired for six seasons.
The show that makes history is Virgin River. The show, which first debuted in 2019 and has been hailed as “a masterpiece of soulful cinema” by The Independent’s Leonie Cooper, follows Mel, a nurse who moves from Los Angeles to a remote Northern California town. (Alexandra Breckenridge), who is surprised by one thing. , and who she finds.
Breckenridge co-stars with Martin Henderson, Tim Matheson and Annette O’Toole in the small-town drama, which is based on a series of novels by Robin Carr. Since the show’s launch in 2021, the show’s first five seasons have ranked on Netflix’s Global Top 10 English Series list, with season 5 ranking in the top 10 in 77 countries.
The cast of Virgin River announced the show’s renewal for season 7 on the series’ official Instagram with the caption, “Good news! Virgin River is coming back for season 7!” More love, drama, and small town charm are coming your way. you’re welcome. ”
Fans were overjoyed to hear the news. “I’m so happy and excited for the cast, crew, writers, and everyone who worked so hard to bring this show to us! You totally deserve the success!!” one person wrote in the comments.
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Annette O’Toole “Virgin River” (Netflix)
“I hope this show never ends. It’s like an annual treat,” another commenter added. On the other hand, a third person said: “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen it. This is the best news ever.”
On X/Twitter, many Netflix subscribers were baffled by Virgin River’s success. “On a very serious note…what the heck is Virgin River?” one person asked.
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Another user wrote: “This is the worst tweet on Netflix since Sense8 and Shadow and Bone were cancelled, but I’m happy with Virgin River (haven’t seen it) but… , but Netflix still sucks.”
Netflix has canceled highly rated shows in recent weeks and replaced them with safer titles, after halting production on Charlie Covell’s modern retelling of Greek mythology, Chaos (The End of the Fucking World). has been criticized for updating the .
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Jeff Goldblum “Kaos” (Justin Downing/Netflix)
The streaming service has long had a habit of prematurely canceling highly rated series, with the most egregious cases being “The OA,” which was canned despite being one of its most-watched titles; Includes “Mindhunter,” “1899,” and “Shadow and Bone.”
You can see the full list of new titles coming to the streaming service in October here. You can also find a comprehensive overview of all titles being removed here.
Virgin River Season 6 will be released on Netflix on December 19th.
